Welcome to Bob McParland's homepage. Bob is a singer-songwriter, a playwright, and a writer of fiction, who performs music for people of all ages. He is a professor of literature and writer on a wide range of topics in music, literature, and history.
A New Book on Music and Community
Popular Music, Ecology, and Community
Music can support connection and community and remind us of the importance of sustaining the environment we share. This new book is now available from Bloomsbury, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, and other online booksellers.
A Book on modernism and the search for meaning
MYSTERY- HISTORY- AND SUSPENSE
The Last Alchemist: a mystery that reminds us that history is “not even past.”
Bob is recording an album with percussionist Mike Baron at Studio X. It will appear in 2026.
